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fief
[ feef ]
noun
- a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
- a territory held in fee.
fief
/ fiːf /
noun
- (in feudal Europe) the property or fee granted to a vassal for his maintenance by his lord in return for service
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fief1
C17: from Old French fie , of Germanic origin; compare Old English fēo cattle, money, Latin pecus cattle, pecūnia money, Greek pokos fleece
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Example Sentences
If your daughter insists upon refusing to select from among my men, and marries Eucher, the fief reverts to me.
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"No fief can remain in the possession of a woman," was the sententious utterance of the bailiff.
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This serf, who belonged to the abbey of St. Vincent, a fief of the bishopric, was named Thiegaud.
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This is a fief, of which a like succession of proprietors would render nobility difficult to support.
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At Vaucouleurs she was heard to say that the Dauphin held the kingdom in fief (en commende).
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